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Thoughts on the Michael Sussmann Verdict
The Michael Sussmann case was an attempt to supplant the traditional understanding of the Trump-Russia story with an insurgent model in which the more important story than the Trump-Russia relationship w... -
Pentagon Inspector General Releases Report on Reprisals Against Col. Yevgeny Vindman
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The House Should Fine Bannon, Meadows, Navarro and Scavino Now If It Wants Their Testimony
Other remedies don’t work. Congress should revive its own power to impose sanctions for contempt. -
White House Releases Annual Report and Notice Concerning Legal and Policy Frameworks for War Powers
According to the report, the U.S. exercised military force in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Somalia in 2021. -
Donald Trump, John Eastman and the Silence of the Justice Department
How can it be that the most devastating legal opinion ever written about an American president may not trigger a criminal investigation? -
What Happened to Post-Trump Reform?
The post-Trump period should have been a moment ripe for reforms of executive power. It seems increasingly possible that the window of opportunity may pass by without much achieved in the way of successf... -
The NATO Treaty Does Not Give Congress a Bye on World War III
In the event of an armed attack, the United States “reserves the right to determine for itself what military action, if any, is appropriate.” -
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on National Security Law: A Reader’s Guide
In February, President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. We reviewed several of Jackson’s opinions to see what they might reveal about her views on issues relevant to... -
Selective Service Reform AWOL in 2022 NDAA (again); What Happens Now?
In many respects, the U.S. has never been closer to imposing equal draft registration requirements on both men and women than it was in 2021. -
What If Trump Were Still the President?
Because Donald Trump had the good fortune of avoiding a major foreign-policy crisis during his four years in office, the United States never experienced the worst-case scenario of a Trump presidency. -
Supreme Court Rules in FBI v. Fazaga
The Supreme Court unanimously held that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act does not displace the state secrets privilege. -
Supreme Court Rules in United States v. Abu Zubaydah
The court decided that the federal government could invoke the state secrets privilege to block two CIA contractors from testifying about a Guantanamo detainee’s treatment at a CIA black site.